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Thursday, November 3, 2016

False accusations on violating human rights exposed to the world

November 03, 2016

At the request of the UN
representative who coordinates humanitarian aid, ambassadors to Myanmar, UNDP
representatives and others led by Union Minister for Border Affairs Lt-Gen Ye
Aung, Rakhine State Chief Minister and minster of state for foreign affairs U
Kyaw Tin left Yangon for Sittwe, Rakhine State by air yesterday morning

to
assess the Myanmar government’s performances after a series of armed attacks on
the villages of Maungtaw and Rathetaung townships, Rakhine State on October 9.

At the Sittwe Airport assembly
hall, Union Minister and Rakhine State Chief Minister clarified to diplomats
and UNDP representatives: “After the attacks which happened in Maungtaw and
Rathetaung townships, the Union Government is solving problems in accord with
laws and rules.

There were false accusations of
Islamist genocidal cases, and offences of arresting Muslims without evidence,
rape cases and burning homes in villages were committed by the forces.

Now that actual situations on the
ground were shown to the visitors to know the truth, you yourselves can
interview the Islamists. As instructed by the State Counsellor, the Union
Government and Rakhine State Cabinet are carrying out tasks in accordance with
laws, rules and regulations under the close supervision of responsible
officials at different levels.

In the briefing hall of the
Kyikanpyin No. 1 Border Guard Outpost, officials from the Tatmadaw, Myanmar
Police Force and the Rakhine State Government clarified recent events using
records as evidence about the violent armed attacks that happened in Maungtaw
Township.

They also replied to answers raised
by the diplomats.

Afterwards, the diplomats and Union
ministers went to the Village of Warpeik and viewed the site where houses were
burnt down by arsonists.

At the visit to the Kyikanpyin
Village, where the violent armed attack happened, Muslim villagers who had fled
came out from their hiding places and met with the union ministers and
diplomats.

They also met with Islamic people
of the village of Zinpaingnyar Village.

In the afternoon, Union Minister
Lt-Gen Ye Aung, UNDP representatives and ambassadors visited the village of
Kyeingyoung where Rakhine, Dainat and Myo ethnic peoples and Islamic villagers
are living together in peace.

They also visited the Village of
Pyaugpaik, where five members of the Tatmadaw were killed in the violent armed
attack, and met with Muslim residents living near the village.

During the trip, authorities hoped
to expose the truth behind accusations of human rights violations during area
clearance operations by members of the Tatmadaw and police force.